The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-17
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.


Out His Brains Negro Convicted
of Rape on a Woman of Bad Char
acter in Greene County Morphine
Kills a Witness at Atlanta.
GEORGIA.
The top cotton crop is a complete failure
in Terrell county.
Steps have been taken to organize mill
tary company at Conyers.
At Gainesville watermelons continue Il
come into market and sell readily.
Graphite, of which the lead in pencils is
made, has been found in Ebert county.
Col. Pierce, of Columbia, S. c., is prepar-
ing to open up his quarries near Conyers
The Gainesville market is well supplied
with fall apples at from 10 TO l5c. peck.
The cotton crop is reported by Macon
warehousemen and buyers as cut off one
third
Incendiaries burned the new school house
of the negro Baptists of Cuthbert Wednes-
day night.
Nearly all the merchants Of Dalton have
agreed to close their stores on election day
and fight for Prohibition.
The concert at Atlanta, Thursday night,
for the benefit of the ex-Confederate Sol
diers' Home project Melted $500
On Sept. / the connection of Benjamin
McLendon with the editorial management
of the Thomasville Enterprise terminated.
1t is generally agreed by all persons who
have been exposed TO the sun during the
past few days that this is the hottest Sep
TENDER weather ever felt in Atlanta.
There is one man in the Rutland district
of Bib county who has purchased for mem
bers of his own family, and for his neigh
81 -fxyp wifi fha fun,
years.
One of the citizens of Chattahoochee
county was bitten by a mad dog a few
weeks ago, and it is reported that he be-
leves so strongly that it is going to kill him
that he has almost lost his mind.
Chickens in Dublin, the Augusta suburb,
are becoming more valuable than formerly
Thursday young lady in that famous por-
ton of the city killed pullet and was sur
prised to find silver dime in its NAV.
An Infatuated house cat at Augusta Thurs
day sprang on little negro boy named
Robert Allen, and bit him seven times before
being killed. The bites and scratches were
very painful, but are not considered serious.
The new steamer Abba, of the Hawkins
vile boat line, which has been tied up for
several months, was inspected last Thurs
day by the government officials, and is now
permitted to navigate the waters of the
Ocmulgee.
On last Friday Maj j. NJ Burtz, of Can
ton, was surprised TO open a letter and find
enclosed 81 bill without any explanation
as to who sent it, or where it came from,
further than that the envelope was post
marked at Atlanta.
The story that Miss Macarthur was thrown
out and killed in a runaway accident at
Eastman and her lover badly injured is a
canard made out of whole cloth, no such
people living at Eastman, and no such acct
dent having happened there.
1t is reported that A. L. Ryals, Clerk of
the Superior Court of Telfair county, will
begin the publication of new weekly
newspaper at McRae about Oct 1. The
paper will be four-column folio, and is to
be called the McRae Enterprise.
Charley Mullis, aged n years, died at his
home in Cochran, on Friday evening last.
Mr.. Mullis was an eccentric old gentleman,
and was uneducated, but was very success
full as financier, having accumulated an
estate valued at about $4,000. He leaves
wife and nine children.
News received from jackson reports that
the planning mill of Gilmore & Plunket, at
thai place. was burned Thursday afternoon,
having caught from the engine The loss
was $4,000 and $500 of this was in cash. II
was in watch pocket belonging to Mr..
Gilmore and was hanging up in the office.
There was no insurance.
A few weeks ago j. p. Foster sent in his
resignation as agent of the Central railroad
Of Griffin, to take effect Sept 49, Thursday
MIR. Foster vacated the position he has so
honorably held for fifteen years. The new
appointee, John L. Reid, has served the
Central in similar capacity at Miner. and
his promotion is deserved one
Col. Mark Irwin, of the Conyers Solid
South, has been elected President of the
Rockdale Oil and Fertilizer Mills, and in
consequence his brother Col j. R. Irwin,
has consented to devote a portion of his
time and talents to the newspaper business,
and will be connected with the Solid South
as business manager and assistant editor
Considerable new improvements are
going on in Dalton in the way of erecting
new buildings and charging and improv-
ing old residences. The growth of Dalton
is not spasmodic, but it is slow and solid.
The population to-day is all of 800 greater
than it was at the last national census.
which was something over $500 at that
time, $780,
A Dalton lady is the owner of breastpin
which curiosity collectors would no doubt
give good round sum to possess. The pin
is of great antiquity, is oval-shaped, and
made of the purest old yellow gold, and
within circle of diamonds of the brightest
lustre is lock of Gen. George Washing
tons hair. 1t is said most tempting sum
was once offered for this pin.
John p Love, a competent expert has
with great care made estimates of the
amounts of money invested in improve
ments in Dalton in three years before and
three years since prohibition went into eff
feet, with the following gratifying result:
In three years after prohibition, $18S, $40:
- tAree years before prohibition 1874. 700;
difference in favor of prohibition $l63, $40.
A humber Of young men of Augusta have
employed lawyer of that city, who is now
preparing for them a petition, to be pre-
sented at this session of the Legislature, ask
ing for the privilege of conducting a State
lottery. The object is to assist charitable
institutions by giving them certain per
centage of the receipts The passage of the
bill is doubtful, but the young men are hope
full The petition will be forwarded to At
lanta in few days.
In the fall OF 1884 Richard Blandenburc.
negro boy about fifteen years of age, set
fire TO the home of Hiram w. Camp, who
lives near Puckett's Station on the s. G.. and
n. A. road. The fire was discovered, how
ever. in time TO save the building. Bland
enburg, after the deed. skipped for parts un-
known. 1t now turns out that he has been
living near Senoia until a year ago when he
moved TO within few miles of Griffin,
where he was arrested Thursday.
r. b. Walker, of Brooks county. last
week lost S2s0 in money and lot of valua-